20 Best Speakers For Crosley Record Player (2023 Updated)

GPO turntable and amp cd player review. Before I asked my wife to buy this for me I read a few reviews online, I will let you know what the review said against what my thoughts are. This was hard to put together, MIne was up and running within ten minutes with no problems with easy to follow instructions The tonearm is too heavy.

I have turned my arm to zero it weighs in at 4 grams so this is not too heavy And have had no problems playing my vinyl VU meters just jump around and don’t mean anything. I have played Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells and Nine-inch nails as I know they like Experimenting with stereo sounds on their recordings and I can tell you that the VU Meters are registering left and right individually for the stereo effect.

The speed with pitch adjustment is difficult to set up. I downloaded and printed off a Stroboscope disc off the internet for free then Downloaded a free strobe light on my phone and this was set up in two minutes and I have not had to adjust this since and it sounds perfect.

CONCLUSION These are what I read on reviews and would just like to put this right as I am very Happy with my purchase. I’m not saying they will all be perfect, unfortunately with Mass-produced items there will be the odd set with problems, Just wanted to say that I have no problems with the set I received.

If I had one thing to say it would be that the on-off button for the turntable is in an odd Place, It’s at the back of the deck surely this would be better placed at the front. The price of this set up is with my experience is value for money, and ideal for anyone new to record players or like me an older person hoping to Replace vinyl that they owned years ago.

This review is honest and is only my own opinion from the set I received.

Really beautiful little record player. I realise people have complained about the sound in other reviews online. I decided to risk it without hearing it play first, because I loved the ‘vintage’ floral design and compact nature of the player.

I am so glad I risked it. I really can’t hear much difference in quality and my records are so old, they already have an ‘old sound’ quality about them. I just adore this.

I bought this record player to try out my teenage albums I’ve dug out the back of the cupboard. It looks great but if I’m honest the sound isn’t great. I wasn’t expecting outstanding sound due to the price but it’s really a player for young kids and a bit of fun.

I wouldn’t pay more than £50 for this model.

This product has a nice stereo sound, very enjoyable to ones ear! I truly enjoy this product. I live in an area where any electronic aspect of a radio never received only 2-3 stations, and this is based on of higher altitude as well.

I have never had any problem with this item bringing in the tunes! So crisp and clear sound! Well worth the price. Enjoy!.

For those who were considering throwing out the records and cds. don’t. This is a four-in-one that is amazing value for the price. The radio is simple and easy to locate AM and FM – no searching !! And the cassette player is an added feature that adds to the attraction.

While the turntable arm feels a little light, it nonetheless does the job effectively and appears stable in the process. The unit is compact and sits well as a furniture piece.

I love, love my music box. I have played my 33’s, CD’s and radio and works beautifully. I love, love, however I thought it had a remote control but its still great.

Good sound. Compact. Everything works so fa

They are perfect, easy to use and look great on our bookshelf below our record player. When I got the record player and realized I had to put speakers separate, I was bummed but these compliment the player perfectly and are so aesthetically pleasing!.

I love my record player. Finally can listen to all my albums and 45s again. Plays great. Volume could be louder but then again Ive probably lost some of my hearing from listening to them to loud back in the 70s 80s, lol.

Love it. So cute.

This is not too big, but needs room away from a wall to open the top. The sound isn’t bad – but I’m mostly playing old, non-stereo LPs. It could be enhanced with additional speakers and comes equipped to allow those (also for earphones).

It’s retro-chic and works as a fun accent in my more modern decor. It doesn’t have any extras, like a radio or cd player.

I found the player to be attractive (in a predictably retro way) but the sound quality to be quite poor and the controls to be more like that of a toy.

It’s a typical record player. I like it mostly for the “style” and play my vintage Hawaiian records.

I was hesitant to buy this item after so many negative reviews regarding the bad sound quality with these types of Retro turntables, and their little-known brand names. But I am so glad I took a chance! It has rich coloring all around (box and legs).

The box has a textile feel to the material. Very sturdy when using the legs. The sound quality was excellent on low-medium and it was clearly heard in multiple rooms. But, I wouldn’t recommend if you’re needing to turn it up full blast.

Loved the product. I put it together & then went to use it. Turns out the plug in is not us compatible. I looked online & you can order another adapter but its around 20$. Contacted Crosley & they said they sell around the world & the seller should have the correct connector if bought in US.

After paying for the product, I didn’t want to pay more. Contacted QVC customer service & asked for another adapter. They told me to wrap up & return product. So I did & found it cheaper else wear & it came with the right adapter!!! So I was happy.

Nice product but adapter not correct & you will have to purchase another adapter.

The tonearm, cartridge and stylus are of such poor quality. The cartridge actually touches the record surface and is scratching my records. The sound quality (outside of the scratchy sound) is flat and tinny.

Not recommended under any circumstance. I wish I had researched more before buying on aesthetics (it does look cool in real life).

I had to get a new battery, but when I tried it, the remote works very well. Thank you!

I can move it from room to room and enjoy it

Surprised at the sound and that is a good thing!

This turntable is a really useful blend of new-meets-classic technology. It’s a no-brainer for anyone with a vinyl collection. The device looks and feels like a vintage travel player. It’s well built and looks like it will hold up as long as my records do! The turntable components are quite serviceable, although the arm feels a bit cheap and will need to be handled with care.

Speakers put out good rich sound both when playing analog *and* digital formats – and that’s where the Retrospect really shines. The Bluetooth connectivity in this turntable allows you to stream digital content for playback on the Crosley’s speakers.

The additional options of Aux out, Aux in and RCA out make this a real swiss-army-knife for audiophiles everywhere.

Since the first time I saw one, I have wanted a Crosley record player. They have a beautiful, vintage look that I love, and I like the idea of a portable turntable. Crosley’s Retrospect Turntable does not disappoint.

It’s even better than I imagined. Everything about this thing is beautiful. The material and leathery look is great. The sound quality is perfect. My dad’s old records have never sounded better. It’s nice and portable, and I like that it looks like a little suitcase.

It looks nice both open on a table or closed and on the go. It’s easy enough to use, and it even has Bluetooth built in. This is such an innovative feature for anyone looking to stream their music with the device.

I absolutely love it!.

The Crosley Collegiate CR6010A is an excellent (if very slightly larger) replica of the 1960s Bush ‘TopTen’ battery radiogram. It doesn’t have battery power, but it runs from a 12v mains power supply which stows neatly in the base.

The build quality is excellent and the performance, including stereo speakers, is impressive. It’s not hi-fi, but it performs very well. The price seems high, but it is probably cheaper in real terms than the original, which only played 7″ 45rpm records in mono.

This is a three-speed unit which plays all sizes up to 12″, in stereo. While it doesn’t have a radio (the Bush had a radio tuned to just the Long-wave Light programme), the Collegiate does have modern features: There is a tone control and sockets for stereo headphones, auxiliary input (a 3.

5mm stereo jack cable is supplied) and a USB cable and software CD for connecting to a computer to create digital music files. The sales blurb doesn’t really make the most of its features – this is a great little player.

It’s just a shame it doesn’t have battery power to make it truly portable, like the original.

Purchased for my daughter’s 17th Birthday: Awesome blue & cream color (bright, but not too ‘neon’) Right size for her crowded bookcase; lightweight & portable to take to her friend’s house. Most important of course is sound: Very good sound with large front speaker.

Before I took her shopping for her 1st album, she plugged the record player into her iPad & listened to Pink Floyd & Queen. It. Was. AWESOME!!!!! so she has the record player experience using her current digital music collection, can’t beat that!.

but there really is nothing like seeing that vinyl album turning under the needle. and again, Very happy with the quality of the sound. Highly recommend.

I bought this record player for one reason: to convert LPs to CDs. The record player itself was fine for playing records. It’s compact, easy to use, and the sound is good and loud enough given the built-in speaker.

I suppose you can hook it up to larger speakers easy enough although I didn’t try that. BUT, I bought this machine to convert records to CDs and that was an entirely different story. I was able to download the Audacity software but, from that point on, I was clueless.

The player comes with an owner’s manual but you need to go online to the software company for instructions on how to record and that might as well have been written in Greek. Maybe if I had gone to “professional record producer school” or something it would have been helpful.

I expected a Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, etc. layout but that’s not the way it is written. It is not written in any way for the novice. Connect the USB cord between player and PC– got it; but from that point on??? I actually think I got to where I was recording my CD but heck if I could get it to play back on the computer or in a separate CD player.

It’s a nice, compact little system that’s a good value for playing records but, if you already have a turntable and speakers setup and are looking to use this player to convert LPs to CDs, forget about it unless you are a computer geek with a PhD.

Great value. We purchased this mainly so we could play our vinyl collection and have a “real” radio, so the other features are just icing on the cake. It has great sound and is solidly constructed–the walnut looks authentically vintage.

Only two reasons I took this down a star: 1) adjusting the volume between this one spot where it’s either too quiet or a little too loud takes a Very light patient touch. 2) the CD player opens and then immediately shuts before you can slip a CD in after about the fifth play.

Still, we use it as a radio/record player all the time. It gets better reception as a radio than our official “stereo” system every did! No regrets.

I bought this for my husband’s birthday. He loves it. The color is perfect and he able to play CD’s and vinyl records. The price was right also.

What a tremendous bargain! Bluetooth ready. It’s perfect, stylish and great at night or for parties! 2 thumbs up on my redwood color unit.

I am not an audiophile, but I know what I like (in my record collection). The cartridge, stylus and 45 adapter are well packaged in the polystyrene casing. The belt is on the turntable So fitted the platter on the unit and obviously slipped the belt over the drive.

Fitted the cartridge. Fitted the weight. Found the floating balance. Set the dial on the weight to 0. Then turned the weight to 1. At this point Jarre’s First Rendezvous is played. Just the very first note.

This opening causes distortion on weighted turntables if not set correctly. I soon find 1. 8 is perfect on the weight. I now proceed to play Floyd’s Saucerful Of Secrets, RDS MONO version 2019. This is virgin vinyl and it should sound excellent.

and it does. USE A SPIRIT LEVEL ON THE PLATTER and just place something under a foot, or feet of the unit to get perfect balance. The pitch control works but is not required even when I am using a heavier mat.

I am using a Technics mat and not the one supplied in the box. So with its selling price 150 – 160, this is a great buy. Lovely sound. Easy to set up. 10 to 15 minutes and I haven’t even opened the instructions.

Only the wrapper to get the Phono cable out. THE VERY FIRST THING TO DO IS LOCATE THE PHONO/LINE-IN SWITCH AND MAKE SURE IT IS IN THE CORRECT POSITIONFOR YOUR CHOICE OF INPUT. My amp has a Phono position, so no alterations required.

The Crosley C100 turntable is an awesome unit. Upon unpacking quality construction is evident. The small amount of assembly required is very easy to do. The clear top cover is rather thin plastic and may scratch easily but functions fine.

The big surprise is the performance of this turntable. It surpasses most every other turntable near it in price. Large extra soft feet dampen any vibrations. The tone arm swivels with no drag and with no bearing looseness.

The counter weight on the tone arm had to be set higher than 3. 5 grams to actually be at 3. 5 grams. So I recommend you use a turntable stylus scale to set the tracking force. The controls are positive and work exactly as designed.

The Crosley C100 turntable gets my vote for being the best buy in the under $150 category.

I was concerned about the quality of this Turntable as it appeared to be mid range for the price paid and it was a Christmas present for my husband. I have to say that he was delighted with this present.

The raised turntable platter with the strobe dots are stylish and add to overall look of this turntable. The weighted arm and adjustable pitch are also a great feature. Setting up the turntable and connecting the rubber band to the spindle underneath the actual turntable platter was a bit tricky but the ribbon provided assists with this so don’t discard.

The rest of the set up is straightforward if you follow the instructions. Able to connect to own music system, although initially there was limited sound but you do have to remember to move the switch at the back of the turntable from “phono” to “line” in order to properly connect to your own system.

Once connected husband was able to enjoy some of his vinyl collection once again.

The name Crosley has lived in infamy in the vinyl world. Mental images of flimsy plastic 10 in one record destroyers. Times have changed. Crosley has sought to change their image with the release of a new lineup of serious turntables, one of these is the new C6.

It strikes an ideal balance between cost and quality to be perhaps the best beginners turntables available. I ordered a brand new C6 for a friend of mine (I personally use a Pro-ject Debut Carbon myself) and my first impression was that it looked and felt incredibly similar to my turntable that was well over double the price.

Solid thick mdf wood with a thick gloss red coating. Very clean and minimal, classy look that could take the centerpiece of a music enthusiast teen bedroom or a perfect decor accent piece in an adult living room.

The whole piece is build well and does not shake rattle or flip about. The tone arm is a sturdy aluminum, and has a standard mount so you can replace the cartridge for an upgrade or if the stock one wears out, anti-skate is fixed and built in.

The dustcover is basic but nice, the mount it attaches into is plastic (rather than metal like mine) but it functions well and swings into the open position smoothly and stays open. The power switch is on the back.

There is the choice of phono or line out. Built in preamp has good sound although not as good as a separate dedicated preamp, still definitely clear/clean enough for a beginner to be impressed. I paired the C6 with a pair of 6.

5″ Paradigm 3se mini bookshelf speakers running on a d class ta3116 amplifier. There is an included attachment for ground wire (for external preamps) which is vital for premium sound. The platter is super easy to remove and switch belt loops for 45-33 speed change.

It is heavy weight steel (or other metal) and glides flawlessly while running. The turntable is manual but has an interesting feature in which you can turn on the turtable but it will not run until you move the tone arm over the platter.

A convenient “automatic” feature. One more feature which is nice is the tonearm lift lever. It functions nearly as smoothly as my pro-ject, tenderly easing the needle onto the record with no smack pop or damage.

All in all the C6 record player has been a surprisingly wonderful pleasure to use, sounds great for stock at this price point, is heavy/solid/well built, looks beautiful. At under 150 new it’s quite possibly the best value for a legitimate entry level turntable.

Had it just over a year and now sounds slow. Have tried every fix except replacing the belt which I can’t because Crosley deleted all the webpages with links containing the information I need. Had a cheap Sony before this that lasted decades without any issues and it didn’t require setup.

I have a sony pshx500 turntable and I wanted a 2 nd turntable and this was my choice, man,o man this turntable is very superb. I almost ordered this from amazon and it was 134. 00 used so I looked on walmart and I think it was 124.

00. wow. thank you.

June 2016 This product was purchased for my niece–age 15, and she loves it. The sound quality is fantastic. She loves to play her beatles record, along with her 5 Seconds of Summer. Three-speed function, from what I recall.

This product comes in a variety of colors so you can choose a color most suiting to you. From my understanding, the millennials today are backing a more authentic life with the biking places instead of driving, homemade ice cream and records instead of digital content.

Granted, they still insta- everything and tweet their lives away, though. Go figure. Hope this helps.

The Crosley is a decent turntable if you just want to mess with vinyl at the buy old records at the thrift store level. Is it a good turntable, no. Is the sound quality good, well no. I use the headphone jack to play $1 vinyl through a stereo system and the hum is significant; however, it’s fun to play Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadian sipping Crown Royal.

It’s worth the small price. After the second Crown Royal you don’t notice the hum.

Player itself is quite good. I needed a replacement part, contacted the manufacturer, but it is apparently out of production. Good quality superglue repaired the broken part, and for a $14 portable turntable it’s great.

Decent quality sound from the built in speakers. The AV jack on the player might allow for better sound through full size speakers.

I bought this for my mother, who has boxed sets of Glenn Miller, Lawrence Welk, and many other LPs that she could no longer play. The item arrived a week ahead of schedule and I surprised her with it today.

I was concerned about the sound quality, but the speakers have a wonderful tone and the phonograph operated flawlessly. As some others noted, the labels on the buttons are difficult to read, but I set the machine to phonograph, so all she has to do is turn the on/off/volume knob to play all her favorite old vinyl LPs.

Mom loves it! I love it! And it looks great in her living room.

This unit was a gift to an elderly aunt who has many record albums and cassette tapes. Given that she is the user, the only issue for her is the small switch for changing from radio to phonograph to cassette.

Otherwise, she operates it easily. She does enjoy the sound and having the speakers built into the unit makes its compactness nice. Good purchase at a good price.

The classic wood design is what originally caught my attention when searching for a turntable. I bought this for the purposes of playing my ever-growing collection of Vinyl. It plays a clear, beautiful sound from the speakers.

Throw in the ability to plug your mobile device into the player and you have quite a wonderful purchase.

The best thing about this record player is its price at Big Lots. I’ve seen the same exact record player at other retailers from about $50-70 more. I bought it on sale at a great price. I’d never used Big Lots online before.

The first time I bought this record player, it was for my sister, and I bought it in a physical store. The second time, however, the sale offer only extended to online shopping. I was nervous about a delicate thing being damaged in transport, but it got to me without a single scratch! It is a wonderful player.

As it advertises, it supports vinyl, CDs, cassettes, Bluetooth, and an auxiliary port. All work superb (though I haven’t tried the cassette deck just yet). The only thing to be cautious of is that there’s a hierarchy of features.

Bluetooth takes precedence over everything else EXCEPT for the aux cord. That is to say that if you have an aux cord plugged in and Bluetooth on at the same time, the aux cord will take precedence over Bluetooth.

All of this is in the Quick Start Guide, though it took a while to locate. Otherwise, all other instructions are easy to follow!.

The markings showing if it is a cd, stereo, radio, fm/am, etc. should have been in another color instead of gray. To make it easier to see. It was hard for me to see them, because I am totally blind in my right eye.

Love this! It’s beautiful, easy to use! Enjoyed my vintage “The Monkees” album!! Sound is great!!

Our favorite addition to our home. It’s absolutely gorgeous and the sound quality is great.

Great- looks good/ sounds good and remind us of the past! I gave it to my husband and he use it everyday! Would recommend it!

If you’re looking for the best sound possible, allowing this system’s dinky speakers to handle it is a mistake. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great record player, but you’re way better off having external speakers hooked up to it.

It’s compact, easy to transport, lightweight, and versatile. The speakers don’t sound great, and I wouldn’t recommend turning them up very high for something that requires bass. The speakers begin to rattle, and sound pretty bad.

Playing it on a low volume for general listening is fine. I had the worst time hooking it up to my JBL Charge 4, which can act as a (male to female) speaker. Using headphones was hit or miss, and I’m using audiophile headphones (Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X).

The best quality I was able to get out of it was using external speakers. I’m still rather confused on how to get it to connect to a bluetooth speaker. However, I am able to connect my phone to it’s bluetooth, and play music through it’s own dinky speakers, which sounds like it defeats the point of the product being able to be bluetooth enabled for playing records.

Over all, if you’re looking for a portable record player, this one is will work. Just don’t expect to be blasting any tunes with it, unless you bring speakers with you.

Well although the sound quality is not great for an inexpensive record player it is fair especially since I hook up powerd speakers with subwoofer and new needle, Plus the blue tooth is worth the price itself! Not to mention the case of the Crosley is nice.

Its a cute record player!.

My boyf loved this as his birthday present!! [supplemental_pict] spent the whole day going through all of his old records and I couldn’t be happier.

Arrived when expected and packaged well. This player looks great. The sound is not great, however I was looking for a retro feel and effect all round, so it meets that criteria. The Bluetooth speaker is a great feature.

Packaged well and arrived in good condition. Looks just like the picture. Sound quality not the absolute greatest but decent for this being one of the cheaper portable turntables you can buy.